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Emotive and still politically sensitive subject I suspect in the USA. But on an personal level to see an 'historical' injustice as living and overlapping with the detritus of ones own life is all the more powerful. Thanks for dropping by. I find that having to 'perform' the work helps in its writing. To hear or read my Sunday Scribble click here.

One of the reasons why I love poetry is captured well in your post, that of transcending the political and mundane, transforming it into something new and forcing us to see things from the "other's" perspective. Beautiful.

Anthony, Thank you for your visit and comment.Traveler- Welcome! Thank you for your kind words and your support. I've done some reading of Thomas King's work. In particular, "The Truth about Stories" addresses what King sees as the Canadian government's attempt to define indigenous people out of existence. It is an excellent read. It is also where I got a coyote story that I share every year when snow shows up in the courtyard outside our classroom.